Jason Cummings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 2007–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Hibernian | 94 | (44) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Scotland U21 | 9 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 20 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jason Cummings (born 1 August 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Hibernian, as a striker.
Career
Cummings grew up a Hearts fan and attended Tynecastle High School.[1] He played for local boys team Hutchison Vale and then joined the Hearts youth program.[1] After struggling with injuries, Cummings was released by Hearts in 2012.[1] After an impressive season with Hutchison Vale he was signed by Hibernian in the summer of 2013.[1] Cummings made his debut senior appearance for Hibernian in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in November 2013.[2] Cummings scored his first career goals on 21 May 2014, netting twice as Hibernian won 2–0 against Hamilton Academical in the first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off.[3][4] Hibs lost the return match 2–0 and Cummings missed in the penalty shoot-out, which resulted in the club being relegated to the Scottish Championship.[5][6][7]
Cummings won the SPFL young player of the month award for September 2014, after his two goals helped Hibs to beat Rangers in Glasgow.[8] On 16 February 2016, Cummings became the first Hibs player to score in four consecutive Edinburgh derbies for 42 years after scoring the winner against Hearts in a Scottish Cup 4th round replay.[9] On 16 April 2016, Cummings missed a penalty kick with a Panenka attempt in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Dundee United, which ended goalless,[10] although he later scored the winning kick in the penalty shootout.[10] He then played the first 65 minutes of the final, which Hibs won 3–2 against Rangers.[11]
During the 2016 close season, Cummings signed a new four-year contract with Hibs.[12] Peterborough United offered Hibs £1.2 million for Cummings in August 2016, but this proposal was rejected.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[nb 1] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 42 | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 49 | 25 | |||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 125 | 56 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs and Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Club
- Hibernian
Individual
- SPFL Young Player of the Month (2): September 2014,[16] April 2015[16]
- Scottish Championship Player of the Month (2): October 2015,[16] August 2016[16]
- PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year (1): 2015–16[17]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hardie, David (2 January 2014). "Cummings can't wait to make dream derby debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Hardie, David (29 November 2013). "Butcher calls up Jason Cummings for cup clash". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Hamilton A 0 Hibernian 2". Hibernian FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hibs manager Terry Butcher lauds Jason Cummings' confidence". BBC. BBC. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hibernian and Terry Butcher relegated after penalty defeat to Hamilton". The Guardian. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ Lindsay, Clive (25 May 2014). "Hibernian 0–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hamilton promoted after beating Hibernian on penalties". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Cummings is turning heads in Scottish football, and insists that he doesn't care about Twitter criticism". Daily Mail. 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (16 February 2016). "Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Scottish Cup semi-final: Hibernian 0-0 Dundee United (Hibs win 4-2 on penalties)". BBC Sport.
- 1 2 Wilson, Richard (21 May 2016). "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jason Cummings: Hibs striker signs four-year contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Crawford, Kenny (6 August 2016). "Jason Cummings says he is committed to helping Hibs to Premiership". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jason Cummings Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Cummings Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase.
- 1 2 3 4 "SPFL Awards". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ McClymont, Scott (29 April 2016). "Dundee trio named in PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year". stv.tv. STV Group (Scotland). Retrieved 20 November 2016.